Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Home>Republican

Republican

Mia Alderman testifies about the slaying of her granddaughter, Mary Santina Collins, in 2020 during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing held Monday, Sept. 29, in Charlotte. (Associated Press)
Sep 30, 2025

House members hear pleas for tougher crime policies after Charlotte train stabbing

U.S. House members heard pleas for tougher criminal justice policies after Charlotte train stabbing, sparking partisan debate and prompting North Carolina bail reform legislation.

Feb 28, 2025

Bill would curb AG’s power to challenge presidential orders

The state Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would bar Attorney General Jeff Jackson from challenging the president‘s executive orders. Under Senate Bill 58, the attorney general would be barred […]

The last three General Assembly elections — two for the state Senate and one for the state House — were finalized Monday. (Associated Press file)
Jan 8, 2025

Final legislative races settled; GOP loses supermajority

RALEIGH — North Carolina General Assembly elections were finalized Monday as officials issued certificates to the winners in three close legislative races from November that later became subject to recounts […]

Nov 7, 2024

Jackson elected as North Carolina’s attorney general

RALEIGH — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina‘s next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on who was […]

A bill that cleared the General Assembly on a 67-43 vote Wednesday in the N.C. House would require the state’s 100 county sheriffs to hold suspects wanted by federal immigration agents for 48 hours so the agents would have a chance to pick them up. (Associated Press file)
Sep 13, 2024

Lawmakers approve order for sheriffs to aid ICE agents

The North Carolina legislature passed a bill mandating county sheriffs assist federal immigration agents with detainers for inmates suspected of serious crimes.

Michele Fiore, a justice of the peace and former member of the Nevada state Assembly and the Las Vegas City Council, faces federal charges of using funds raised for a statue honoring a slain police officer for political and personal purposes. (Associated Press file)
Sep 10, 2024

Fraud, conspiracy trial looms for Nevada politician

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada Republican who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 pleaded not guilty Monday to two new charges and headed toward trial in two weeks on […]

A courtroom artist’s drawing depicts Hunter Biden entering a federal courtroom Thursday in Los Angeles as jury selection was to start for his tax evasion trial. (Associated Press)
Sep 6, 2024

Hunter Biden enters surprising guilty plea to tax charges

LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in a surprise move that spares President Joe Biden and his family another likely embarrassing and painful criminal […]

Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and a former governor of Alaska, sued The New York Times for libel, alleging a 2017 editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. (Associated Press file)
Aug 29, 2024

2nd Circuit revives Palin’s libel lawsuit against NYT

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to […]

The Biden administration had announced a policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country. (Associated Press file)
Aug 28, 2024

Judge stays Biden program on immigrant spouses’ legal status

McALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the […]

Workers deliver boxes of signed petitions supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban July 5 to the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. (Associated Press file)
Aug 23, 2024

Court decision effectively keeps abortion issue off ballot

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in […]

A voter walks past a sign announcing the photo ID requirement at a polling place March 5 at Mount Holly. (Associated Press file)
Aug 22, 2024

Board: Digital ID fulfills voter identification law

RALEIGH — The North Carolina elections board on Tuesday approved the first digital identification that can be used to meet state voter ID requirements, signing off on mobile credentials offered […]

 Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty today in a fraud case that he previously called a 'witch hunt' and 'baseless.' (Associated Press file)
Aug 19, 2024

Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts 

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter.  Santos, a Republican from […]


Top Legal News

See All Top Legal News

The Power List

Commentary

See All Commentary